# Insightful alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 174 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Insightful holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/insightful/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- ActivTrak: 26
- Hubstaff: 23
- Teramind: 11
- Apploye: 8
- Clockify: 5
- Time Doctor: 4

## Employee monitoring

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Insightful (Insightful is #6 of 10 at 3%).

- Hubstaff: first choice in 15 of those 68
- ActivTrak: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Apploye: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Clockify: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Time Doctor: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Trackpilots: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Controlio: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Desklog: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Insightful (Insightful is #2 of 7 at 16%).

- ActivTrak: first choice in 8 of those 52
- Apploye: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Hubstaff: first choice in 3 of those 52
- WorkTime: first choice in 3 of those 52
- Jibble: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Clockify: first choice in 1 of those 52
- DeskTime: first choice in 1 of those 52
- E-Monitor: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Insightful (Insightful is #5 of 8 at 8%).

- Teramind: first choice in 11 of those 54
- ActivTrak: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Hubstaff: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Microsoft Viva Insights: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Visier: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Veriato: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Veriato Workforce Behavior Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 54
- WorkTime: first choice in 1 of those 54

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